Re: [R] Bug (?): file.copy() erases 'from' file if the "to" file already exists and is a symlinked file

However, notice that cat doesn't protect you in the same way: Peters-iMac:tst pd$ echo stuff > A Peters-iMac:tst pd$ ln -s A B Peters-iMac:tst pd$ ls -l total 8 -rw-r--r-- 1 pd staff 6 Sep 13 15:20 A lrwxr-xr-x 1 pd staff 1 Sep 13 15:20 B -> A Peters-iMac:tst pd$ cp A B cp: B and A are ident

[R] Bug (?): file.copy() erases 'from' file if the "to" file already exists and is a symlinked file

If file.copy() is used to replace a symlinked file, it erases the original file and does not copy the file. The original file is lost. > version _ platform x86_64-apple-darwin15.6.0 arch x86_64 os darwin15.6.0 s